On Air: Live at the BBC, Vol. 2 [@ Best Buy First] [CD]

This was a long-anticipated purchase. The main archivist of Beatles performances and interviews on the BBC has finally released a collection of true gems. Many covers and early radio moments from the Fab Four, highly recommended for any die hard Beatles fan!

Great early recordings from live performances on the BBC radio programs with personal interviews.

There are 63 tracks total. 23 are speech tracks of conversation and banter at the BBC studio. Most of the tracks are different takes of songs from their first 4 LP's. The rest are covers of early rock and roll classics by other American artists. Many of these were never recorded in a studio or released on a Beatles album. If you love The Beatles - you will love this!!!

I bought this album not really knowing what I was getting. It is old radio shows, I didn't recognize some titles and yes this is probably the only place you will hear some of these titles unless you possess some boot leg albums, I didn't find most of the tracks that entertaining, the originally recorded single and album tracks do sound better. The other point of interest in this release is the personal interviews conducted with each of the Beatles and there are some nice photos included as well, although they were not the best poses.

A followup to 1994's Volume one, this two-disc set gives you 27 tracks of songs and banter. Many of these song versions have never been officially released before. Also included are bonus interview tracks with each of the four band members! A booklet filled with information on each song's recording is included.